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400 South Sudanese students protesters sadly brutalized by Ethiopian police

May 22, 2020

Photo: South Sudanese students in Ethiopia said they are being brutalized by Ethiopian corps

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – At least seven South Sudanese students are nursing wounds after they were reportedly brutalized by Ethiopian police during a protest at the South Sudan embassy in Addis Ababa on Thursday, the Eye Radio reported.

The students demanded their coronavirus incentives the Ministry of Higher Education approved in April.

The $3 million is meant for South Sudanese students on government scholarships in Ethiopia, Sudan, Egypt, India, China, Botswana, Cuba, Serbia, and Zimbabwe.

There are more than 400 students on government scholarships in Ethiopia.

$64 dollars every ten days

One student said both the embassy and the South Sudanese students students had agreed to offer $64 each student every 10 days to cover for food, water, and electricity bills, among other needs.

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